Hello Felix,

> Ok I found what was the problem :) Its because I didnt set the
> conferences flag for each conference for the ~FIDO~ user in the users
> records. Strange setting about pcboard because if we set conferences as
> fido and echoed why pcb need teses flags to scan conferences ?

I don't know.. :)  It's been too long for me .

> Maybe its because if we have more than 1 fido user, one different for
> different network maybe pcboard need to know wich conference to scan
> depends on the fido user ?

> But I wonder, if we write a message to a specific person into a
> conference, lets take the name John Doe

> if two different person each registed on 2 different bbs but have the
> same name John Doe that mean both will be noticed in that conference
> they have 1 message for them ?

All the instances of your bbs are the same bbs, just different nodes of
that bbs..  All the nodes would be able to see the echomail messages.

> It is possible to write a public message that will be echoed to all
> nodes if we specify the node with the name ? Example: John Die{at}1:1:/100
> all users on any bbs will se that message but only John Doe on 1:1/100
> node will be noticed it have mail waitting when joining that conference
> ?

No, I don't think it works that way.. The echomail areas are
"public" areas where anyone can read and write (assuming you've
given the user read and write privileges).  Those fidonet areas should not
allow "private" messages.  Only your netmail area should allow
Private messages.

> Instead of netmail that are all private in that case only the specific
> node will receive the echoed message

Right.

> But I wonder why pcboard allow me to enter a message to ALL even if I
> force all message to be private ?

I don't think that would work.

> But because I force all message to be private, pcboard ask me to enter
> route to (   ) that is the node number I must enter to route the message
> to ? what its the difference between write the node number here and put
> it with the name like John Doe{at}1:1/100 ? Or even put it on the 1st line
> of the body before write the message ?

If you are sending a private netmail to me, you would send to Janis
Kracht{at}1:261/38.. but not echomail, only netmail  :)

> I wonder how the hub is operate the msg files on theses different way to
> enter a message ?

Is Joe Delahaye your uplink?  If he is, you would have a route command
something like this:

route-to 1:249/303 1:* 2:* 3:* 4:* 5:* 6:*

This line says route all traffic for Zones 1-6 to 1:249/303 (Joe's system).
If your uplink (where you get your echomail from) is someone else, then you
would put his or her node number there.

Take care,
janis

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